Men’s Water Polo Hosts UC Irvine For Senior Night - Long Beach State University Athletics

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The No. 12 Long Beach State men's water polo team hosts No. 9 UC Irvine for Senior Night on Friday evening.

Marc Frigola, Jovan Mandic, Shayan Rezvani and William Whitstone will be honored prior to the match.

Long Beach State enters the weekend with a 15-8 overall record following a sudden death loss at California Baptist last Saturday.

SCHEDULE
Friday, November 6

No. 12 Long Beach State (15-8, 1-3 Big West) vs. No. 9 UC Irvine (17-7, 2-2 Big West) | 7 p.m.| LIVE STATS | ESPN+ | Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center

SERIES HISTORY

Long Beach State is 45-80-1 in the all-time series with UC Irvine.
The Beach have won nine of the last 10 matchups between the two schools.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

UC Irvine enters the contest ranked No. 9.
The Anteaters hold a 17-7 overall record and a 2-2 mark in Big West Play.
UC Irvine has six wins over ranked opponents this season.
In conference play, the Anteaters have defeated Cal State Fullerton and CBU, while falling to UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

MILESTONES AND NCAA LEADERS

Olivér Sudár is 3rd in the nation with 54 assists this season.
Gabi Acosta has 176 career goals and is ninth on Long Beach State's all-time scoring list.

RANKED VICTORIES

The Beach have collected six victories over top-20 teams during the 2026 campaign.
Long Beach State defeated No. 8 Pepperdine at the Triton Invitational and No. 9 UC San Diego at the MPSF Invitational.
Other top-20 victories include wins over No. 11 San Jose State, No. 14 UC Santa Barbara, No. 20 Saint Mary's and No. 20 Concordia Irvine.

BEACH LEADERS

Federico Gulisano leads the team with 58 goals and 78 points and was named the Big West Player of the Week on September 23 after his 15 goals at the MPSF Invitational.
Preseason All-Big West selection Corbin Stanley is second on the team with 56 goals and 77 points and was named to the Cutino Award Watch List.
Gabi Acosta paces the squad with a .647 shooting percentage and has tallied 44 goals. *(minimum 25 shots taken)
Olivér Sudár leads the team with 54 assists and has also netted 29 goals on a .644 shooting percentage.
13 total players have 10 or more goals this season.
William Whitstone leads the Beach with 127 saves, while Sergi Ramon has collected 73 saves.

AMONG THE BIG WEST

Olivér Sudár is first in the Big West in assists per game (2.5) and second in assists (54). He also ranks in the top-10 in points (83) and points per game (3.8).
Corbin Stanley is in the top-five in the league in goals (56) and goals per game (2.4), while also ranking in the top-10 in points (81) and points per game (3.5).
Federico Gulisano is in the top-five in goals (58), goals per game (2.6) and points per game (3.6), while also ranking in the top-10 in points (80) and sprint wins (20).
Marc Frigola is in the top-10 in the Big West in assists (31), field blocks (9), assists per game (1.3) and points per game (3.0).
William Whitstone is fourth in the league in saves (127).

AWARDS

The Beach have collected two Big West Player of the Week awards.
Corbin Stanley earned the honor after scoring 21 goals at the Triton Invitational during the opening weekend.
Federico Gulisano collected the award following his 15 goals at the MPSF Invitational.

LAST TIME OUT

Despite Olivér Sudár's career performance, Long Beach State fell 19-18 to No. 15 California Baptist in sudden victory at the Lancer Aquatics Center on Saturday afternoon.

FAN INFO

Links to live stats and the ESPN+ stream for Friday's game can be found on the men's water polo team's schedule page on longbeachstate.com.
Tickets can be purchased here.

UP NEXT

Long Beach State will finish the regular season with a pair of road contests next week.
The Beach will face No. 10 LMU on Thursday, November 12 before playing at No. 16 Pepperdine on Saturday, November 14.

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Players Mentioned

Gabi Acosta

Federico Gulisano

Jovan Mandic

Sergi Ramon

Shayan Rezvani

Corbin Stanley

William Whitstone

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